Great news for people who love movie theaters and want them to stick around: cinemas across the country just logged the best Memorial Day weekend box office in history with a massive $322 million across all films,

A list of the highest-grossing Memorial Day box office openings of all time, including "Lilo & Stitch" and two "Pirates of the Caribbean" films.

The domestic box office tallied in an estimated $326 million in ticket sales over Memorial Day Weekend, the highest haul for the holiday period ever.

After a slow start to 2025, the Hollywood box office pulled off a “Stitchpossible” comeback buoyed by a huge holiday weekend.

“Lilo & Stitch” brought in an impressive $183 million at the box office this weekend, while the eighth “Mission: Impossible” film earned a franchise-best $77 million opening. Altogether, Memorial Day 2025’s 4-day total cracked $328 million at the movies.

As the Trump administration moves to slash NPR’s federal funding, the network and three Colorado stations have fired back with a First Amendment lawsuit. Meanwhile, Hollywood’s theatrical business is booming.

"Lilo & Stitch" broke box office records on Memorial Day weekend. It's a quick change of fortune for Disney after their last live-action remake "Snow White" flopped.